The effects of

presentation teaching
at university

Introduction

Purpose of the study

provide data on the effects of

presentation skills at selective
university in Hanoi on their academic
result and the reality of presentation
teaching process
the information in this research
obtained from students at the age of 19
- 22 in HANU (Hanoi University).

Justification for the

study

in this competitive world, presentation

skills (and oral communication skills in
general) become a requirement for any
student who wants to have excellent
academic performances and favorable
opportunities for future career.
however, presentation skills are not
given proper consideration

Research question and

Hypothesis

how do the presentation soft skill

influence the student academic result
and their confident?
presentation skills is positively affect
student academic result and their
confident, however, many student are
still unaware of that positive impact

Questionaires results
Respondents: 50 students

Results
1
Do you know about presentation
skill? (If say No, please skip
following questions and
move to question 7)
A. Yes
B. No
47 ( 94%)
3 (6%)

2
2. According to your opinion, how is presentation skill
important compared to other skills like academic
reading, ..?
Absolutely not important
1
2
3
4
1 (2%)
6 (12%)
13 (26%)
(26 %)

Very important
5
17 (34%)

13

Results
3.. How much time do you present per month?
A. < 30 minutes
B. 30 minutes 1 hour
C. > 1 hour
20 (40%)
19 (38%)
11 (22
%)
4. How do you consider your presentation?
Very bad
Very well
1
2
3
4
5
1 (2%)
10 (20%)
27 (54%)
9 (18 %)
3
(6%)

Results
5. How do you think about this statement: The better presentation, the
better academic result ?
Absolutely wrong
Very exact
1
2
3
4
5
0 (0%)
6 (12 %)
20 (40 %)
20 (40%)
4
( 8%)
6. What level is the quality of presentation teaching in your university?
1
2
3
4
5
1 (2%)
2 (4%)
28 (56 %)
17 (34%)
2 (4%)

Results
7. You think presentation teaching should be improved by..
Data variable: Better teacher, More practice, Group work, by friends,
practical topic, more learning hours
8. If you do not know about presentation skill, do you want to study in
your university?
A. Yes 45 (90 %)
B. No 5 (10 %)
9. Which form do you want to be taught presentation skill?
Data variable: Oral, practice, coursebooks, conference, fieldtrip...
10. Should presentation skill be more spread ?
A. Yes - 46 (92%)
B. No 4 (8%)

Conclusion

Conclusion
Presentation skills:
+ necessary for
students
(who want to have
excellent academic
performances)
+ favorable
opportunities for their
own future career
+The effort to
improve presentation
skills amongst students:
both the students and
lecturers in university

Lecturers:
* Expose to new teaching
and learning techniques,
academics from other faculties
* Increasing social
interaction among students,
leadership qualities, teamwork,
=>students feel more selfconfident
* Create awareness to
students on the needs and
expectation of the globalized job
market (soft skills)

Graduates : should be
provided with the
opportunity to develop soft

However,
presentation skills
do not attach much
importance for a
long time instead of
other soft skills

(research skills, reading

comprehension and
writing skills)
=>need to consider
carefully which are the
best or most effective
ways should be applied
to upgrade presentation
skills of students in

Thank you
Do you have any
questions ?

Method
1.Participants
Participants includes 50 hanoi student volunteers( males and females)
2. materials
The survey was submitted to a pre-test. It was handed out to both working graduates and studying
volunteers in different areas in Hanoi.
The final survey was built on question form( .....) and the link emailed to students enrolled in our university,
asking them to answer it and pass it along their graduate friends.
For each volunteer, the following attibutes were established:
Presetation skill
The important of presentation skill
Frequency of presenting per month
Evaluate the teaching of presentation skill in your university
Improve presentation teaching